Posted by peikko on 2010-07-09 11:55:47

Seems there was already some news media coverage too: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/09/psychic-octopus-paul-picks-spain

Posted by James_Probert on 2010-07-09 12:11:25

also, he got the last major final he predicted (the euro championship final) wrong, so IMO netherlands will win, based on that

Posted by Nightbird on 2010-07-09 12:12:06

I'll note here that it states he was correct on each of his picks of 'Germany's' games. Being that Germany is not in that game I don't bet that Paul cares much & just went on a whim.

Netherlands 2-1 Spain (extra time)
Germany 3-0 Uruguay

Posted by peikko on 2010-07-09 12:31:44

How dare you people question Pauls supernatural talents! May the great Cthulhu come and take his revenge on non-believers!

Posted by maysrill on 2010-07-09 13:13:23

Seriously, who names an octopus "Paul"? When you're naming an octopus, you ought to use the Necronomicon as a baby book.

Posted by Postie on 2010-07-09 13:27:59

Im better than the octo, i predict Netherlands will win. All Hail Me!

Posted by Ravenmore on 2010-07-09 19:36:24

peikko wrote:
"http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/09/psychic-octopus-paul-hicks-spain"

Posted by MrFoxTalbot on 2010-07-09 21:00:12

Spanish octopus!

http://fumbbl.com/teams/316493.jpg

Posted by Meltyman on 2010-07-10 12:21:22

grats spain!

paul you rock !

Posted by PurpleChest on 2010-07-10 13:30:39

We were talking about this on IRC a couyple of nights ago.

I refuse to belive you can see the future. So i do not believe in psychic octopi.

therefore the only sane explanation is that it can see the past, and is therefore a time travelling octopus.

Simples.

Posted by Nightbird on 2010-07-11 04:05:49

And Paul is now perfect for German games this cup. Will his non-German prediction fail? Yes, I say!

Netherlands win in extra time or shoot-out fashion to make it a truly exciting final!!! Sneijder wins the golden boot, to boot!